William Smith(1769-1839) is Considered by many people to
be the "Father of English Geology". He began his work as an
engineer for a company digging canals. While he was working
he made some observations about the way that the Earth was
arranged in layers around him. This lead to him creating a
profile of the entire country of England. After his initial
discoveries and theories, he went on to have a very distinguished
career in the British Science Societies. This portrait of him
was done by Abner Lowe in the 1920s.